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Anthropic and OpenAI sound alarms, but with motives unclear

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain? The answer may lie in the companies' efforts to score political goals ahead of the U.S. midterm elections and the money ...

Nor'easter causes problems from New Jersey to New England

BOSTON (AP) — Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor'easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind ...

Palestinian death toll in Gaza war passes 74,000

The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has not been formally notified of U.S. President Donald Trump's rejection of its proposed deal ...

Cards of Hope for veterans event Sunday at IM library

IRON MOUNTAIN — Senior Crafting Connections is partnering with the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center for a special Cards of Hope event from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Dickinson County Library. The event will bring people of all ages together to create handmade cards with messages of ...

Communities that Care awarded federal grant

MENOMINEE — The Communities that Care Coalition of Marinette and Menominee Counties, under the Menominee County Intermediate School District Prevention Services, has been selected to receive a $125,000 federal grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. This award marks the coalition’s sixth year of DFC funding, after experiencing a lapse in funding last fiscal year after ONDCP required a recompete of all awards to ensure applicant compliance with the administration’s executive orders and priorities. This ...